FORECAST PROCESS IMPROVEMENT • LESSONS FROM SUCCESSFUL COMPANIES THE VALUE OF INFORMATION SHARING IN THE RETAIL SUPPLY CHAIN: TWO CASE STUDIES Tonya Boone and Ram Ganeshan PREVIEW Retail supply chains are complex‚ with each company in the chain having multiple echelons of distribution. Forecasting and requirements planning are further challenged by managers’ reliance on “local” rather than chain-wide retail demand to make key operational decisions. A frequent consequence is the bullwhip effect
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RURAL MARKETING STRATEGIES-WITH REFERENCE TO FMCG It’s not only the grass is greener in the country side‚ that’s also where a chunk of corporate top line actually comes from. It’s time to tap the rural gold mine. The Hindu Business Line Abstract: Rural marketing is the much talked subject for the business establishment. A decade ago rural market was seem to be unstructured and this was not found to be a target location of the corporate. This is due to the hurdles such as illiteracy
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1) see figures 1-5 2) Proteins are polypeptide chains consisting of monomers called amino acids‚ which are made up of carbon‚ hydrogen‚ oxygen and nitrogen. Amino acids are made up of an amino group‚ an R group a carboxyl group and an alpha carbon‚ the different R groups of each individual amino acids determines which amino acid they will form. Amino acids bond through covalent peptide bonds this occurs via a condensation reaction‚ which is when one amino acids hydrogen & oxygen (carboxyl group)
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FMCG firms in a fix over pricing strategy | | | | Some relief is on the way for fast-moving consumer goods( FMCG) companies‚ with prices of crude oil‚ wheat‚ milk and palm oil either on the decline or stabilising. Even as flexible packaging prices — which had become a new headache for FMCG companies — may come down on the back of stable crude oil prices‚ the verdict on production costs is still unclear. While palm oil prices have crashed by almost 40 per cent‚ wheat and milk rates are
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FMCG Concept and Definition: The term FMCG (fast moving consumer goods)‚ although popular and frequently used does not have a standard definition and is generally used in India to refer to products of everyday use. Conceptually‚ however‚ the term refers to relatively fast moving items that are used directly by the consumer. Thus‚ a significant gap exists between the general use and the conceptual meaning of the term FMCG. Further‚ difficulties crop up when attempts to devise a definition
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Value-chain analysis is used for many purposes‚ but the process of examining customers’ value chains is relatively new. In our five-step process‚ Step 1 explains how internal and external value chains can be used separately and in related ways. Step 2 shows how to construct a customer’s value chain. Step 3 shows how to identify the customer’s business strategy by examining this value chain and using other kinds of information. Step 4 explains how to use additional information and intelligence
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bean supplier in East Asia. Indonesia’s biggest competitive advantages include its low cost‚ high production capacity (availability of supply)‚ efficient infrastructure and open trading/marketing system (business environment). Although the cocoa value chain in Indonesia has experienced phenomenal growth over the past few decades‚ its continued competitiveness is threatened by inconsistent and poor quality production. Widespread pest infestation‚ especially from the cocoa pod borer (CPB)‚ is a primary
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A Zara - What did we learn? The case examines Zara‚ or its parent Inditex‚ that has established a super quick response value chain system. Traditional apparel value chains take months before a fashion season begins‚ but Zara is able to observe what is hot (and what is not selling) and responds quickly on the up-to-date fashion trends. As a result of Zara’s outstanding results‚ Inditex has expanded into 40 countries by 2001. • A quick comparison (see Class PowerPoints for financial
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A Foray into Indian FMCG Industry Wrote by : Saraswat Bhattacharya MBA 090093 Amrita school of business 1. What is FMCG? Products which have a quick turnover‚ and relatively low cost are known as Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG). FMCG products are those that get replaced within a year. These include a wide range of frequently purchased consumer products such as toiletries‚ soap‚ cosmetics‚ tooth cleaning products‚ shaving products and detergents‚ as well as other nondurables such as glassware
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Global Value Chain Logistics Case Analysis University of Phoenix Global Value Chain Management ISCOM/383 June 25‚ 2012 Global Value Chain Logistics Case Analysis ISOL + Group produces and sells a variety of products within France‚ Spain‚ and Italy. The general manager Mr. Dupont has initiated a thorough rethinking of logistics matter for the group. Based on his recommendations‚ the management team must identify‚ analyzed‚ discuss‚ and recommend the most appropriated solutions for
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